Susan Hughes, MS
Associate Professor
Family Medicine - Fresno
School of Medicine
As the Research Director I provide oversight for all scholarly activities including research, grant, and community project related activities within the Family and Community Medicine Department including the two fellowship programs within the department, Maternal Child Health and Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
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This includes planning research projects, conducting research projects, making scientific presentations, and writing manuscripts for publication on topics of interest to Family and Community Medicine faculty, fellows and residents.
Awards
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- Outstanding Faculty Award, University of California, San Francisco Fresno Department of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2016
- Cooke Award for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, University of California, San Francisco Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators, 2014
- Faculty Research Award, University of California, San Francisco Fresno Medical Education Program, 2009
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California, San Francisco 03/2021
- MS Biostatistics University of California, Los Angeles 1980
- BA Math California State University, Fresno 1979
- AA Math & Science Sacramento City College 1977
Publications (20)
Top publication keywords:
Policy MakingLightning InjuriesTravelHospitals, RuralChild WelfareMaternal MortalityHarm ReductionPalliative CareConsumer BehaviorReferral and ConsultationHospitals, UrbanSafetyChild Health ServicesNeedle-Exchange ProgramsHospital Charges
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Physician Perceptions and Beliefs Regarding End-of-Life Care in a Central California Health System.
The American journal of hospice & palliative care 2022 Maas DS, Hughes S, Macmillan PJ, Rodriguez Carranza LP, Nguyen M -
Earlier Palliative Care Referrals Associated with Reduced Length of Stay and Hospital Charges.
Journal of palliative medicine 2019 Macmillan PJ, Chalfin B, Soleimani Fard A, Hughes S -
Liver Abscesses Caused by Streptococcus intermedius in an Immunocompromised Patient.
Cureus 2018 Reddy S, Singh K, Hughes S -
Difficult interpersonal encounters with medical students and residents: two objective standardized teaching encounters
MedEdPORTAL 2017 Jones N, Milanes L, Banales V, Price I, Gomez I, Hughes S. -
Impact of Race/Ethnicity on Pain Management Outcomes in a Community-Based Teaching Hospital Following Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation.
Cureus 2016 Chung D, Sue A, Hughes S, Simmons J, Hailu T, Swift C, Macmillan P
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The Significance of Harm Reduction as a Social and Health Care Intervention for Injecting Drug Users: An Exploratory Study of a Needle Exchange Program in Fresno, California.
Social work in public health 2016 Clarke K, Harris D, Zweifler JA, Lasher M, Mortimer RB, Hughes S -
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients, Subsequent Use in Primary Care, and Physicians' Opinions About Acid-Suppressive Therapy.
Southern medical journal 2016 Riaz M, Hughes S, Gomez IA, Mortimer RB -
Impact of healthy steps on developmental referral rates.
Family medicine 2014 Hughes S, Herrera-Mata L, Dunn J -
Lightning safety awareness of visitors in three California national parks.
Wilderness & environmental medicine 2011 Weichenthal L, Allen J, Davis KP, Campagne D, Snowden B, Hughes S -
Parental satisfaction without antibiotics.
The Nurse practitioner 2010 White D, Moir A, Zweifler J, Hughes S -
Controlling for race/ethnicity: a comparison of California commercial health plans CAHPS scores to NCBD benchmarks.
International journal for equity in health 2010 Zweifler J, Hughes S, Lopez RA -
The relationship between a statewide preceptorship program and family medicine residency selection.
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM 2010 Kubal VS, Zweifler J, Hughes S, Reilly JM, Newman S -
Effects of echinacea on the frequency of upper respiratory tract symptoms: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2008 O'Neil J, Hughes S, Lourie A, Zweifler J -
Trends in rural and urban deliveries and vaginal births: California 1998-2002.
The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association 2008 Hughes S, Zweifler JA, Garza A, Stanich MA -
Vaginal birth after cesarean in California: before and after a change in guidelines.
Annals of family medicine 2006 Zweifler J, Garza A, Hughes S, Stanich MA, Hierholzer A, Lau M -
High school census tract information predicts practice in rural and minority communities.
The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association 2005 Hughes S, Zweifler J, Schafer S, Smith MA, Athwal S, Blossom HJ -
Response: Use of Drug Sample Medications.
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 2003 Sean Schafer, John Zweifler, Susan Hughes -
Are sample medicines hurting the uninsured?
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice 2002 Zweifler J, Hughes S, Schafer S, Garcia B, Grasser A, Salazar L -
How much do rural Hispanics know about the adverse health risks of smoking?
The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association 2001 Butkovic T, Hegde RS, Hughes S, Lourie A, Schafer S -
Rejecting family practice: why medical students switch to other specialties.
Family medicine 2000 Schafer S, Shore W, French L, Tovar J, Hughes S, Hearst N